EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES™ INTRODUCES 90 SERIES™ BLUE™ TOUCHSCREEN THERMOSTATS FROM WHITE-RODGERS

Thermostat designed to be easy to view, easy to understand and easy to operate

ST. LOUIS, November 3, 2005 – Emerson Climate Technologies, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), today introduced its 90 Series™ Blue™ touchscreen thermostat from White-Rodgers. The thermostat offers the ultimate in comfort and convenience, with features such as simple and logical installer menu setup; programming and operation enhanced by audio prompting that confirms touchscreen entries; temporary vacation overrides; and filter-change reminders.

“White-Rodgers has set a new industry benchmark with the 90 Series Blue touchscreen thermostat,” said Mark Bulanda, president of White-Rodgers. “We are constantly setting higher standards with our products, and this model is no different. From the largest touchscreen display in the industry to temperature accuracy within +/- one degree Fahrenheit and enhanced security features, the 90 Series Blue touchscreen thermostat will provide advanced simplicity for all users.”

The 90 Series Blue touchscreen thermostat offers many benefits to its users, including:

Cleaner display that is easy to navigate. The display shows the fewest number of keys necessary at any given time, helping avoid confusion.

• Larger, easier-to-see character size and extra-large touch keys for easy operation. Room temperature readout is nearly twice as large as the competition’s.

• Intuitive red/blue temperature keys that further exemplify the simplicity of the experience.

• Universal design for single-stage or universal-staging applications.

• Patented dual power source – hardwired or battery.

• Programmable (7- or 5/1/1-day) or non-programmable operations.

• Program retention during power outage or battery failure.

• Auto heat/cool changeover. The 90 Series Blue touchscreen thermostat automatically switches between heating and cooling for maximum comfort.

The new White-Rodgers® thermostat is an important innovation for contractors, especially with the approach of the 13 SEER transition on January 23, 2006. Once the industry transitions, energy efficiency will no longer be the main selling point. Contractors will need to upsell benefits like human comfort, indoor air quality, reliability and quality of services to continue to be successful. The forward-thinking contractors who follow up their new business and marketing strategy with improvements in selling skills focused on upselling benefits from new products such as the 90 Series Blue touchscreen thermostat will be the most successful during and after the transition.

The 90 Series Blue touchscreen thermostat is available exclusively to trade professionals nationwide. For more information, please visit EmersonClimateContractor.com.

About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2004 were $15.6 billion. For more information, visit GoToEmerson.com.

About Emerson Climate Technologies

Emerson Climate Technologies, a business of Emerson, is the world’s leading provider of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration solutions for residential, industrial and commercial applications. The group combines best-in-class technology with proven engineering, design, distribution, educational and monitoring services to provide customized, integrated climate-control solutions for customers worldwide. Emerson Climate Technologies’ innovative solutions, which include industry-leading brands such as Copeland Scroll™ and White-Rodgers, improve human comfort, safeguard food and protect the environment. For more information, visit EmersonClimate.com.

About White-Rodgers

White-Rodgers, part of Emerson Climate Technologies, has been a leading provider of home comfort solutions, including thermostats, gas ignition controls, electronic and media air cleaners and humidifiers, since 1937. Its ComfortPlus™ line is an innovative home environment system that brings together White-Rodgers technologies and support tools to ensure residential heating and cooling systems operate at maximum efficiency. White-Rodgers programmable thermostats are among the most accurate on the market. White-Rodgers is headquartered in St. Louis. For more information, visit white-rodgers.com.